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    "id": 617238,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/617238/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kembi-Gitura",
    "speaker_title": "The Deputy Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 242,
        "legal_name": "James Kembi Gitura",
        "slug": "kembi-gitura"
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    "content": " Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, I understand that you rose under Standing Order No.29(5). Sen. Keter’s personal statement has been construed by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale as extra business because it was not gazetted. This being the last day of Sen. Keter to sit with us, I would have gladly given him the Floor because I think that it is important. However, Standing Order Nos.1 and 2 which Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale likes to invoke very often states as follow: “(1) In all cases where matters are not expressly provided for by these Standing Orders or by other Orders of the Senate, any procedural question shall be decided by the Speaker.” (2) The decisions made in paragraph (1) shall be based on the Constitution of Kenya, statute law and the usages, forms, precedents, customs, procedures and traditions of the Parliament of Kenya and other jurisdictions to the extent that these are applicable to Kenya.” The problem I have here is that Standing Order No. 29 (5) provides that whenever the Senate meets for a Special Sitting under paragraph 1, the Speaker shall specify the business to be transacted on the day or the days appointed and the business specified shall be the only business before the Senate during the Special Sitting following which the Senate shall stand adjourned until the day appointed in the Senate calendar. Standing Order No. 46, under which Sen. Keter rose, provides that during the Statements hour, a Senator by indulgence of the Senate may explain matters of personal nature. However, that refers to Statement hour in a normal sitting. With great respect, I think Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is right. I do not think we can transact any other business. I do not know what Personal Statement Sen. Keter wants to make."
}